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Examiner Mano Padmanabhan

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 17 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION FEB 2020
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
LIMITED DATA

This examiner has a small public record (17applications), so we don't publish a record summary — small samples over-state patterns. The per-art-unit figures below are shown for completeness.

DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2138 · 10%AU 2188 · 14%
// BY ART UNIT

The record, art unit by art unit.

Each section benchmarks this examiner against that art unit's average. Figures are this examiner's own public record within the art unit; the overall rate above pools them.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2138
10 APPS · 10% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.

10% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 82%
DISPOSITION1 / 9 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION15.5 moart unit avg 19.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY41.5 moart unit avg 32.6 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility44% · art unit 22%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)67%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 71%
§112 — Written description & definiteness67%

Based on 10 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

ART UNIT 2188
7 APPS · 14% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

14% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 67%
DISPOSITION1 / 6 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION19.1 moart unit avg 26.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY18.1 moart unit avg 39.7 mo
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Mano Padmanabhan has a public record within Technology Center 2100. Statistics are computed from publicly available USPTO records, refreshed on a recurring schedule. This page's data was last updated June 25, 2026. The overall allowance rate is total allowed divided by total decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across all art units — not an average of the per-art-unit rates; pending applications are excluded. Figures are rounded for display. Pooled sample: 17 applications.

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